All the films in directorTi West’s horror trilogy that began with 2022’sXare essentially about movies themselves.
“These people are not part of the movie business, but they want to get into it.
It’s an opportunity from the outside to break in with pornography,” West tellsEntertainment Weekly.
Mia Goth returns as Maxine Minx in ‘MaXXXine’.Dons Lens/A24
“Xwas a lot about the absurdity of making a movie.”
“I guess ‘seeing behind the curtain’ is a thematic element.”
And, of course, because it’s an R-rated horror story, not everyone makes it.
Mia Goth and Elizabeth Debicki in ‘MaXXXine’.Justin Lubin/A24
But it’s going to zig instead of zag in a lot of places that people aren’t expecting.
The film is also set against the backdrop of Richard Ramirez, a.k.a.
Elmo’s Firemovie theater marquee and the Bates Motel set that pop up in the trailer.
Kevin Bacon as a private investigator in ‘MaXXXine’.Justin Lubin/A24
“I do have one idea that plays into these movies that could maybe happen,” he mentions.
“I don’t know if it’ll be next.
We’ll see.”
Sophie Thatcher and Mia Goth in ‘MaXXXine’.Justin Lubin/A24
West is trying to preserve some of that mystery and intrigue in his work.
But West says, after working on this trilogy for three-and-a-half years, he’s eager for a break.
It’s not just picking up again a few years later and whatever.
It’s different in the way thatPearlwas an unexpected departure.
It’s another unexpected departure."
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